March 16, 1964 – DJ Alan Freed is charged with tax evasion, the latest plague on the payola-plagued pioneer’s career. #ROCkabillyHop #AlanFreed #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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Day: March 16, 2023
March 16, 1958 – The Coasters
March 16, 1958 – The Coasters recorded “Yakety Yak” which would spend seven weeks as #1 on the R&B charts and a week as number one on the Top 100 pop list. #ROCkabillyHop #TheCoasters #YaketyYak #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 16, 1958 – The Champs
March 16, 1958 – The Champs go to #1 with “Tequila.” Originally the B side of “Train To Nowhere,” “Tequila” passed up the train to arrive at #1 on both the Pop and R&B charts. #ROCkabillyHop #Tequila #TheChamps #TrainToNowhere #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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March 16, 1957 – Fats Domino
March 16, 1957 – Fats Domino tops R&B chart with “I’m Walkin” taking over from “Blue Monday” and continuing a run of 21 consecutive weeks at #1. #ROCkabillyHop #TheFatMan @RealFatsDomino #fatsdomino #ImWalkin #BlueMonday #RocHop #OTD #RockNRoll
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